Municipality · Virginia

Altavista

The ordinance has been retrieved, read and turned into structured rules.
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Districts
222
Extracted rules
853
Standards
11
Chapters read

Zoning districts

4 districts, grouped by category.

General provisions

218 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.

Sec. 86-5751 standards

Any exterior area used for storage, service, maintenance, repair, processing, manufacturing, fabrication, salvage, refuse disposal, or other similar use that is visible from a public street right-of-way, shall be screened with a buffer yard, screening and plantings meeting type A standards listed in this section

Sec. 86-5761 standards

Where any area used for active outdoor recreation use, playground, tennis courts, swimming pool, or other similar use is located in a residential district, such use shall be screened from any adjoining residences with buffer yards, screening and plantings meetings type B standards listed in this section.

Sec. 86-5772 standards

When a new, expanded, or reconfigured parking area is required or proposed adjacent to a public street right-of-way, a landscaped planting strip shall be established between the parking area and the adjacent street right-of-way.

Sec. 86-577, 86-5799 standards

When a new, expanded, or reconfigured parking area is required or proposed adjacent to a public street right-of-way, a landscaped planting strip shall be established... This required landscaped planting strip shall have a minimum width of eight feet... At least one deciduous shade tree shall be installed for every ten parking spaces provided.

Sec. 86-5793 standards

The following minimum standards for interior parking area landscaping shall be met for all new, expanded or reconfigured parking areas:

Sec. 86-5803 standards

Deciduous urban shade trees with ground cover or low shrubs shall be the primary landscape material.

Sec. 86-5813 standards

The owner, tenant and their agents, if any, shall jointly and severally, be responsible for the maintenance of all required and provided landscaping in good condition so as to present a healthy, neat and orderly appearance.

Sec. 86-5821 standards

The requirements of this section shall be applied equally to all similarly classified and situated properties but may be modified or waived by the administrator where the intent of this section is preserved and where the proposed developments of the new use meets any of the following guidelines:

Sec. 86-5913 standards

Except for publicly owned fixtures, no freestanding light fixture shall exceed 18 feet in height above grade.

Sec. 86-5912 standards

All exterior site lighting fixtures shall be designed located and arranged so as not to direct glare on adjoining streets or residential properties. All exterior fixtures shall be shielded so that light is directed towards the ground only. Except for publicly owned fixtures, no freestanding light fixture shall exceed 18 feet in height above grade. Lighting intensity at the property line of any civic, office, commercial, or industrial use type shall not exceed one foot-candle.

Sec. 86-5931 standards

Height limitations contained in this chapter shall not apply to church spires, belfries, residential chimneys, flag poles, or residential television antennae.

Sec. 86-5941 standards

The minimum lot frontage on the arc of a cul-de-sac shall be no less than 30 feet in all zoning districts.

Sec. 86-594

The minimum lot frontage on the arc of a cul-de-sac shall be no less than 30 feet in all zoning districts.

Sec. 86-5951 standards

The creation of irregular lots, as defined in this chapter, shall be prohibited.

Sec. 86-5952 standards

Flag lots, shall have a minimum lot frontage as defined in this chapter. The creation of irregular lots, as defined in this chapter, shall be prohibited.

Sec. 86-5961 standards

Only one single-family detached dwelling shall be permitted on any lot.

Sec. 86-5961 standards

Only one single-family detached dwelling shall be permitted on any lot.

Sec. 86-5992 standards

a clear sight triangle shall be established at the intersecting right-of-ways of any two public streets. The legs of this sight triangle shall be 25 feet in length.

Sec. 86-5992 standards

A clear sight triangle shall be established at the intersecting right-of-ways of any two public streets. The legs of this sight triangle shall be 25 feet in length. Within this sight triangle nothing in excess of three feet in height shall be constructed, placed, or permanently parked.

Sec. 86-6003 standards

The maximum height of a fence shall not exceed seven feet in the side and rear yard. ... fences located in front of the building line shall not exceed 42 inches in height.

Source documents

The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.